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HOSPITALS Ramsay Pharmacy CEO Peter Giannopoulos said they were committed to providing an excellent pharmacy service to the community 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. “This new pharmacy will provide an invaluable resource for all who are looking to access often hard to get to services or products after hours or consumers who are looking for afterhours pharmacist advice,” Peter said. “It gives people the ability to access a pharmacist around the clock, for a range of ailments and medication needs,” he said. “The Pharmacy will also provide for the hospital’s onsite Emergency Centre which also operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.” The 24 hour pharmacy at Greenslopes is the second for Ramsay Pharmacy in Queensland, with the first 24 hour Ramsay Pharmacy commencing operations at John Flynn Private Hospital on the Gold Coast in April 2015.  Ramsay Pharmacy CEO Peter Giannopoulos at the opening of the new Ramsay Pharmacy, Greenslopes Private Hospital. 6 The Ramsay Way 2015 | 04 Ramsay Pharmacy, Greenslopes Private Hospital Local Councillor Ian McKenzie formally opens the new pharmacy Brisbane’s only 24 hour pharmacy opens at Greenslopes Private Hospital A new 24 hour Ramsay Pharmacy was officially opened at Greenslopes Private Hospital recently. John Flynn offers scalp cooling for cancer patients The John Flynn Cancer Centre helped facilitate the wishes of breast cancer patient, Mrs Pina Peel, to take advantage of the scalp cooling system and its potential for reducing hair loss with chemotherapy. Mrs Peel is the first patient to undergo her chemotherapy at John Flynn Private Hospital with the TGA approved scalp cooling machine. Paxman Coolers Ltd is dedicated to preventing chemotherapy-induced hair loss and their technology has been successful for thousands of patients throughout the world.The Paxman hair loss prevention system is successfully used at 1800 centres around the World on a wide range of cancer types with the most commonly used chemotherapy drug regimes.  Mrs Pina Pell is the first patient to use the scalp cooling system at John Flynn Private Hospital


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